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We work on the Internet. As such, we are constantly consuming information. Believe me, there is a lot of it out there. Sometimes we even forget things unless we write them down. Our blog covers everything from web standards to the muppets, php to comic books, music and everything else that we find interesting. Leave us a note when you drop by.
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 28th…
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 27th…
Contributed by Ross McDowall and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 26th…
A little mid-week movie trailer action for all the Michael Cera.
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 25th…
In Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Dark Knight takes on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of GOTHAM CITY - ARKHAM ASYLUM!
Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum –Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Using a wide range of Batman’s gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and attempt to foil The Joker’s demented scheme. Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one and Batman: The Animated Series. With amazing graphics and a moody, immersive setting, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers diverse gameplay options that push the envelope for all action, adventure and superhero games.
Hugh Laurie returns to his Golden Globe®-winning and Primetime Emmy® Award-nominated role as Dr. Gregory House in House: Season Five! House pushes new boundaries in medicine while dealing with emotional chaos as personal and professional boundaries blur in all 24 episodes from the compelling fifth season. Featuring guest appearances by Primetime Emmy® Award winner ÂŽeljko Ivanek (Damages), Mos Def (The Italian Job) and Carl Reiner (Ocean’s Thirteen), House is the Primetime Emmy® Award-winning series that critics rave is “…a terrific show with an A-list cast and first-rate writing…” (Michael Starr, New York Post).
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 24th…
Contributed by Ross McDowall, Wil Alambre, and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 21st…
Chris Coyier has another awesome tip up on his CSS-Tricks.com blog. I
Contributed by Ross McDowall and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 20th…
A nice open source alternative to Stuffit Expander and all the associated badgering that comes with it.
Contributed by Ross McDowall and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 18th…
Nice little JQuery slider from Chris Coyier.
Wolfenstein brings the Nazi’s dark obsession with the occult to life with epic action and harrowing shooter combat. Use a powerful arsenal of both definitive and occult-enhanced Axis & Allied weapons to beat back a supernatural Nazi force that is full of surprises. You play as BJ Blazkowicz, a highly decorated member of the Office of Secret Actions (OSA). You are sent on a special mission into the heart of the Reich to investigate evidence that the Nazis may possess a new and mysterious power. While behind enemy lines, you discover the Nazis have done much more than develop a new toy. The Nazis are harnessing the power of the Black Sun through a dark parallel dimension called The Veil; in order to create a weapon of war-ending mass destruction. You are the only one that can stop them and save the world from their perverse domination.
Contributed by Ross McDowall and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 17th…
Smashing Magazine posts a terrific article about getting your head around your corporate blog. Clients, please read!
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 14th…
Contributed by Ross McDowall and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 13th…
Unbelievable
An awesome little webapp for converting images to PNG or ICO format.
Plot Summary: Expendable: capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective.
"The Expendables" is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge – one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers.
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. His only attachment is to his pickup truck, his seaplane and his team of loyal modern-day warriors. His is a true cynic who describes what he does as "removing those hard to get at stains." The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang (Jet Li), a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (Randy Couture), a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons.
When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take, Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza (David Zayas), the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra (Giselle Itie), a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe (Eric Roberts) and his henchman Paine (Steve Austin). When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. And to perhaps save a soul: his own.
Contributed by Ross McDowall and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 12th…
Nice little run down by the Webdesigner Depot.
A well structured argument for dropping support for Internet Explorer 6
Our friends over at Centrix.ca have launched their app for creating an easy to use app discovery and update monitoring tool for us Mac users. Nicely done amigos.
Contributed by Julian Moffatt and Ross McDowall over the course of August 11th…
Contributed by Ross McDowall and Julian Moffatt over the course of August 10th…
Continental Airlines diverted a Twin-Cities-bound plane to Rochester due to a storm, and then locked the entire planeload of passengers in the plane overnight for
King Jeffery speaks of URL shortening services and why rolling your own is the way to go. Good read.
Chris Coyier with a nice analogy for billing maintenance on projects.
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 9th…
Contributed by Julian Moffatt and Wil Alambre over the course of August 8th…
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 7th…
Terry Pratchett, who has early-onset Alzheimer's (and whose mental acuity is still fine) has written a stirring editorial on the need to legalize suicide in the UK. He avows his intention to commit suicide, to "jump before I am pushed," and explains why.
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 6th…
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Contributed by Ross McDowall, Julian Moffatt, and Wil Alambre over the course of August 4th…
An awesome little library for detecting HTML5 features you actually might want to take advantage of before 2020.
Contributed by Ross McDowall over the course of August 3rd…